Happiness.

That’s what everyone wants in this life. Happiness. So that must be the meaning of life. To be happy.

I believe this is wrong. We are not all “trying to be happy”. We are all trying to feel something. Feeling every range of emotion during our life is what the purpose is.

We are meant to feel sorrow and misery. But that is because we are able to feel joy and love. We can’t have one without the other so the purpose of life is to feel.

Emotions give life meaning. Can you imagine going through every day and not feeling anything? Maybe some of you have felt this way. Numb. Numb from past trauma or current struggles. But let me tell you, feeling numb is still feeling something.

You have a choice. You can decided to block out all other emotions. You can go through every day feeling numb or angry or depressed. Doing this will not bring meaning to your life though.

You can decide to feel. You can decide to bring meaning to your life. The meaning of life is not to be happy but to feel.